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TICKET HOLDER. No. 310,988. Patented Jan. 20, 1885.

WITNESSES fi I INVENTOR 4 ATTORNEYS.

UNTTED STATES PATENT GFFICE.

SHER-BURN E. OILLEY, OF TUNBRIDGE, VERMONT;

TlCKET-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 310,988, dated January 20, 1885.

Application filed October 8, 1884.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SHERBURN EDWIN GIL- LEY, of Tunbridge, in the county of Orange and State of Vermont, have invented a new and Improved Ticket-Holder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved device for holding"a railroad or other ticket in such a manner that the ticket can easily be seen, and is handy in case it must be given to the conductor.

The invention consists in a fiat casing provided with a hinged front, in which a pane of glass is held, the said casing being suspended by means of a 1ink piece from a cross-piece provided with a pin for holding it to a garment, &c. The ticket is placed into the eas- I Tteference is to be had tothe accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a face view of my improved ticket-holder, parts being broken out and others shown in section. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional View of the same. Fig. 5 is a rear view of the same. 1

Aflat casing, A, made of metal, rubber, &c., is provided with a hinged front, B, adapted to swing downward, in which hinged front a pane, G, of glass is held. At the free edge of the front B a stud, D, projects from the inner surface of the rim of the front B, which stud is adapted to catch on a spring-catch, E, on the inner surface of the top rim of the casing A. A piece, E, projects from the spring E through a slot in the top rim of the casing A.

On the inner surface of the back of the easing A a lock, F, is secured, which is provided with a bolt, G, adapted to slide parallel with the top of the casing, and can be shifted by a key, H, which is passed into the lock-casing through an opening in the back of the casing A. When the bolt G is thrown, itcatches'on the spring-catch E, thuspreventing opening of the casing A, as shown in Fig. 1. A spring-band, J, is secured transversely on the inner surface of the casing A, against which spring-band the ticket K is placed,and against which it is held by a small spring-piece, J, on the bottom part of the spring J, and pro- (X0 model.)

jecting upward in front of the lower part of the said spring J. A pin, L, is passed through apertures in the back of the casing. The point and the eye are on the inner surface of the back of the casing, and the other part of the pin is on the outer surface and can be passed through the coat or other garment of the wearer. the ticket in the casing. The pin L can be passed through the holes in the back of the casing when the casing is opened, and if the casing is locked after the said pin L has been fastened in the manner above described the said pin holds the casing in place and makes it impossible to detach the holder, as the easing cannot be opened.

By means of a link-piece, N, the casing A is suspended from apiece, 0, provided with a pin, I or the link-piece N can be held on the pin. The ticket is placed in the casing or socured in the same by means of the pin L. The front B is closed, and to prevent persons from stealing the ticket the bolt G is thrown so as to prevent opening the front of the casing. The casing is hung on the coat or dress in such a manner that it can easily be seen or detected by the conductor. The ticket is thus very handy, cannot be stolen, the conductor need not disturb sleeping passengers, and the ticket cannot be lost, and can easily be removed from the holder when required. front of the frame may be an ordinary glass or a magnifying-glass. The case may be covered with velvet, plush, or. any other ornamental material. The link and the pin for holding the case may be made of gold. The link may be attached to any pin worn by the passengers.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A ticket-holder consisting of a casing adapted to be attached to the coat or other article, and provided with a hinged glass front having a spring-catch and a lock for locking the spring-catch, so as to prevent opening the casing, substantially as herein shown and described.

2. In a ticket-holder constructed substan tially as set forth, the combination, with the casing having a hinged front, of the link-piece This pin can also be used for holding The glass in the the casing A and its hinged front 13, of the 10 spring-strip J and the pin L, held in the back of the casing, substantially as herein show n and described.

SHERBURN E. CILLE W i t n esses:

EUGENE O. LYMAN, JOHN A. REYNOLDS. 

